Large-scale token unlock imminent…$268 million supply expected over the next week

Suehyeon Lee

Summary

It reported that $268 million worth of token unlocks are scheduled over the next week, which could increase short-term supply-demand pressure.
It said that large unlocks at specific times and linear unlocks including major altcoins could expand supply pressure across the market.
It analyzed that whether the actual circulating supply flows into exchanges after token unlocks and holders' selling flows could have a large impact on prices.

Over the next week, large-scale token unlock volumes are scheduled in the crypto asset market, raising concerns about short-term supply-demand pressure.

On the 22nd (local time), U Blockchain, citing Tokenomist data, said that projects with single unlocks exceeding $5 million over the next seven days include Humanity Protocol (H), Plasma (XPL), Jupiter (JUP), Soon (SOON), MultiBank Group (MBG), and Undead Games (UDS). These volumes are structured to be released all at once at specific times, which requires caution as they can increase short-term price volatility.

During the same period, under linear unlocks, many projects are continuously releasing more than $1 million per day. These include Rain (RAIN), Solana (SOL), OfficialTrump (TRUMP), WorldCoin (WLD), Dogecoin (DOGE), Avalanche (AVAX), and Aster (ASTER). These tokens are structured so that additional supply is added to the market daily over a set period.

In particular, because major altcoins with large market capitalizations are included, the perceived supply pressure across the market could increase. Linear unlocks often act as a gradual selling pressure rather than causing sudden short-term shifts, but in periods of low market liquidity the cumulative effect can impact prices.

In the market, the key variable is whether the unlocked tokens actually flow into exchanges, rather than the token unlock itself. Price reactions can vary greatly depending on whether holders sell after unlock and on on-chain movement flows.